Hockey - Coaches
Jason Butcher (Assistant Coach)
Jason Butcher was appointed assistant coach of the junior Australian men’s team in January 2009. He has extensive coaching experience at the state level.
He was head coach of the South Australian Institute of Sport men’s hockey program from 2007-08 as well as the Northern Territory Institute of Sport from 2003-2007.
Coaching career
- South Australian Institute of Sport, Head Coach, 2007-2008
- Northern Territory Institute of Sport, Head Coach, 2003-2007
- Northern Territory Hockey Association, Development Officer, 2002-2003
- Long Sutton Development Officer, 2002-2003
- AHL Men - NT Stingers 2006-2007
- AHL Women - NT Pearls 2004, SA Suns (Assistant, 2008)
- U21 Men - NT 2003-2006 (Assistant 2002), SA 2008
- U21 Women - NT 2002, 2005
- U18 Men - NT 2003
- U15 Women - SA (Assistant 2007)
- U18 National Men's Champions (NT 2003)
- U21 National Men's Runners Up (NT 2006)
- U15 National Women's Runners Up (SA 2007)
- AHL Women - NT Pearls, 1st win since their inception. Highest placed finished 5th, 2004.
- AHL Men - NT Stingers, 1st wins vs QLD, NSW, WA, most wins in an AHL season (6)
- NT Sports Coach of the Year, 2004 (Finalist 2006)
He was head coach of the South Australian Institute of Sport men’s hockey program from 2007-08 as well as the Northern Territory Institute of Sport from 2003-2007.
Coaching career
- South Australian Institute of Sport, Head Coach, 2007-2008
- Northern Territory Institute of Sport, Head Coach, 2003-2007
- Northern Territory Hockey Association, Development Officer, 2002-2003
- Long Sutton Development Officer, 2002-2003
- AHL Men - NT Stingers 2006-2007
- AHL Women - NT Pearls 2004, SA Suns (Assistant, 2008)
- U21 Men - NT 2003-2006 (Assistant 2002), SA 2008
- U21 Women - NT 2002, 2005
- U18 Men - NT 2003
- U15 Women - SA (Assistant 2007)
- U18 National Men's Champions (NT 2003)
- U21 National Men's Runners Up (NT 2006)
- U15 National Women's Runners Up (SA 2007)
- AHL Women - NT Pearls, 1st win since their inception. Highest placed finished 5th, 2004.
- AHL Men - NT Stingers, 1st wins vs QLD, NSW, WA, most wins in an AHL season (6)
- NT Sports Coach of the Year, 2004 (Finalist 2006)
Richard Charlesworth (Head Coach)
Ric Charlesworth is one of Australia’s greatest former hockey players and one of the world’s most experienced coaches in the game. He was appointed as national coach of the Australian Kookaburras men’s hockey team in September 2008 (four-year contract) in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
As head coach of the Australian Hockeyroos women’s team he has achieved stunning success at the international level. He helped to coach the Australian Hockeyroos in winnning a number of world titles.
Coaching
- gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
- Champions Trophy (1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999)
- World Cup (1994 and 1996)
Career
- 227 games for the Australia Kookaburras (1972 to 1988)
- Captain of the Australia Kookaburras and Western Australia State team
- Five Olympic Games
- Silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games
- Four world cups including gold medallist and player of the World Cup Tournament in 1986
- Playing first class cricket for Western Australia between 1972 and 1980
- 47 first Class matches for Western Australia between 1972 and 1979 making 2327 runs and taking 35 catches.
- Captain of WA State Cricket team
- High Performance Manager to New Zealand Cricket
- Technical Advisor to India Hockey
- High performance Consultant with Fremantle Dockers Football team
- Doctor of Medicine
- Federal Member of Parliament (Perth) for 10 years
- Played 227 games for Australian Hockey team including four Olympic (five including Moscow boycott) and four World Cup tournaments. He was a gold medallist and player of the World Cup Tournament in 1986 and silver medallist at the 1976 Olympics.
- Mentor coach to five Australian Institute of Sport coaches
As head coach of the Australian Hockeyroos women’s team he has achieved stunning success at the international level. He helped to coach the Australian Hockeyroos in winnning a number of world titles.
Coaching
- gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
- Champions Trophy (1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999)
- World Cup (1994 and 1996)
Career
- 227 games for the Australia Kookaburras (1972 to 1988)
- Captain of the Australia Kookaburras and Western Australia State team
- Five Olympic Games
- Silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games
- Four world cups including gold medallist and player of the World Cup Tournament in 1986
- Playing first class cricket for Western Australia between 1972 and 1980
- 47 first Class matches for Western Australia between 1972 and 1979 making 2327 runs and taking 35 catches.
- Captain of WA State Cricket team
- High Performance Manager to New Zealand Cricket
- Technical Advisor to India Hockey
- High performance Consultant with Fremantle Dockers Football team
- Doctor of Medicine
- Federal Member of Parliament (Perth) for 10 years
- Played 227 games for Australian Hockey team including four Olympic (five including Moscow boycott) and four World Cup tournaments. He was a gold medallist and player of the World Cup Tournament in 1986 and silver medallist at the 1976 Olympics.
- Mentor coach to five Australian Institute of Sport coaches
Jeremy Davy (Assistant Coach)
Jeremy Davy was appointed assistant coach of the Australian women’s team in January 2009.
He has extensive experience as a match analyst for the Australian Kookaburras men’s hockey team from 2001-06. He performed a similar role for the Fremantle Football Club in Western Australia.
He is a qualified with a Bachelor of Science in Human Movement and a level three coaching accreditation.
Coaching career
- Olympic Games Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2004
- Champions Trophy Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2005
- World Cup Silver Medal (Match Analyst), 2002, 2006
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2002, 2006
- Junior World Cup Silver Medal (Match Analyst), 2005
- National Men's Team, Match Analyst, 2001-2006
- Hale Hockey Club, Head Coach, 2005-2009
- South Australian Sports Institute, Head Coach, 1999-2001
- Adelaide Hotshots Coach, 1999-2001
- North Nottingham Head Coach (England), 1997-1998
- AIS/NSWIS Scholarship Coach, 1996
- Ryde Hunters Hill, Senior Coach, 1995-1998
- Wizard Cup Runners Up, 2007
- AYOF Gold Medal South Australia, 2001
Playing history
- Goundrey Cup Premiership, 2003
- SA Premier League Premiership, 2001
- Burnside Hockey Club Best and Fairest, 2001
- Sydney Hockey Association Grand Finalist 1992, 1997, 1999
- Brian Booth Medal, 1997
- Ryde Hockey Club Best & Fairest, 1994, 1995, 1997
He has extensive experience as a match analyst for the Australian Kookaburras men’s hockey team from 2001-06. He performed a similar role for the Fremantle Football Club in Western Australia.
He is a qualified with a Bachelor of Science in Human Movement and a level three coaching accreditation.
Coaching career
- Olympic Games Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2004
- Champions Trophy Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2005
- World Cup Silver Medal (Match Analyst), 2002, 2006
- Commonwealth Games Gold Medal (Match Analyst), 2002, 2006
- Junior World Cup Silver Medal (Match Analyst), 2005
- National Men's Team, Match Analyst, 2001-2006
- Hale Hockey Club, Head Coach, 2005-2009
- South Australian Sports Institute, Head Coach, 1999-2001
- Adelaide Hotshots Coach, 1999-2001
- North Nottingham Head Coach (England), 1997-1998
- AIS/NSWIS Scholarship Coach, 1996
- Ryde Hunters Hill, Senior Coach, 1995-1998
- Wizard Cup Runners Up, 2007
- AYOF Gold Medal South Australia, 2001
Playing history
- Goundrey Cup Premiership, 2003
- SA Premier League Premiership, 2001
- Burnside Hockey Club Best and Fairest, 2001
- Sydney Hockey Association Grand Finalist 1992, 1997, 1999
- Brian Booth Medal, 1997
- Ryde Hockey Club Best & Fairest, 1994, 1995, 1997
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